Pille

See also: pille and pillé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French or German Pille.

Proper noun

Pille (plural Pilles)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pille is the 36838^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 606 individuals. Pille is most common among White (75.08%) and Hispanic/Latino (18.65%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pille”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Estonian

Etymology

18th century short form of German Sibylle. Cognate with English Sybil.

Proper noun

Pille

1. a female given name

German

Etymology

From Middle High German pille, from Latin pilula (“little ball”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪlə/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Pille f (genitive Pille, plural Pillen, diminutive Pillchen n)

1. (pharmacy) pill, tablet

   Synonyms: Dragee, Tablette

2. (informal, with article) Ellipsis of Antibabypille (“contraceptive pill”).

   Synonyms: Antibabypille, Verhütungspille

   die Pille nehmen ― taking the pill

3. (ball games, informal) ball

Declension

Declension of Pille [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Pille	die	Pillen
genitive	einer	der	Pille	der	Pillen
dative	einer	der	Pille	den	Pillen
accusative	eine	die	Pille	die	Pillen

Derived terms

• bittere Pille
• eine bittere Pille schlucken
• eine bittere Pille vergolden
• eine bittere Pille versüßen
• (contraceptive pill): Pillenknick

Further reading

• “Pille” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pille” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰilə/

Noun

Pille f

1. plural of Pill